Europa Report (2013)

Europa Report Synopsis

A unique blend of documentary, alternative history and science fiction thriller, Europa Report follows a contemporary mission to Jupiterís moon Europa to investigate the possible existence of alien life within our solar system. When unmanned probes suggest that a hidden ocean could exist underneath Europaís icy surface and may contain single-celled life, Europa Ventures, a privately funded space exploration company, sends six of the best astronauts from around the world to confirm the data and explore the revolutionary discoveries that may lie in the Europan ocean.

After a near-catastrophic technical failure that leads to loss of communication with Earth and the tragic death of a crewmember, the surviving astronauts must overcome the psychological and physical toll of deep space travel, and survive a discovery on Europa more profound than they had ever imagined.

Over the last few decades, we've seen many filmmakers take audiences to the reaches of outerspace, and with Christopher Nolan's Interstellar hitting theaters this weekend, we have a brand new supercut that celebrates some amazing cinematic trips to the stars.

For the love of science! Europa Report is a movie that looks back at the space mission a crew embarks upon in an effort to discover life on Jupiter's moon Europa. As you might imagine, things don't go according to plan. The film arrives in theaters next month, though it's already available to rent on Amazon.

It all starts again on Wednesday July 17th. On that day thousands upon thousands of nerds from all around the globe will fly, drive, bus, or slowly jog down to San Diego, California where they will be able to attend the annual geekathon known as Comic-Con. And every year Hollywood follows right behind them.

There are a number of films set to release this year that feature District 9's Sharlto Copley, among which is Sebastian Cordero's sci-fi thriller Europa Report. This week, it was announced that Magnolia Pictures' genre films label Magnet Releasing (John Dies At the End, The ABCs Of Death) has acquired the U.S. rights to the movie, which stars Copley and focuses on the exploration of Jupiter's moon, Europa.